Brands, Wawrinka bow out in Swiss Open quarters

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The Canadian Press7/26/2013 12:16:03 PM

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GSTAAD, Switzerland - A day after Roger Federer lost at the Swiss Open citing back pains as a problem, local favourite Stanislas Wawrinka retired from his quarterfinal match Friday with the same injury.

The second-seeded Wawrinka was unable to continue after a medical timeout more than two hours into his match with Feliciano Lopez, who was leading 6-4, 2-6, 4-3 at the time.

Wawrinka, ranked No. 10, extended an unhappy run at his home tournament. He has won only five matches — all against players outside the top 50 — in seven visits since reaching the 2005 final.

The fifth-seeded Lopez will face Robin Haase of the Netherlands in the clay-court tournament on Saturday.